Every year the Rocky Mountain Conference hosts a bible conference at Glacier View Ranch that Campion Academy, Mile High Academy, and several other schools regularly attend. During the vespers and worships, students played ice breaker games, discussed Bible texts, sang praise songs, listened to a speaker from Union College, and spent lots of time praying.

This year's conference lasted two days instead of an entire weekend, yet the time was packed full of spiritual emphasis. According to Campion student Madi Kamarad, "The weather was on point, as well as the spiritual atmosphere. It was awesome being able to hang out with other schools--Mile High Academy, Aurora Church, and Wyoming schools. Most of all it was a very rejuvenating experience to have to get away from school and focus on God."

The main theme of the conference was "Flawless." We are all flawless in God's sight was the lesson learned. The kids and adults all got to go on some amazing hikes, and as you can see from the picture, got an even more amazing view of God's creation. Another Campion student, Chantelle Bravatti, also had something good to say about the conference. "It was awesome being out in God's nature away from the busyness of the city. It was also awesome being able to experience God with all my friends." The weekend was a very cool, God-filled experience for the people that went.

Twelve Campion students summited the highest mountain in Colorado this weekend. At 14,433 feet, Mt. Elbert presented a tough challenge for some. Coming from sea-level, Emily Scholar noticed that it was harder to breathe the higher she climbed. But that didn't stop her or the others from achieving their goal--seeing for miles under a blue sky that seems only a few feet higher than you can reach. Cheyenne Martinez had a hard time convincing her grandma that she was actually going to climb a 14,000 ft peak, let alone camp in the wilderness. "It's hard to believe we actually climbed that!" she said, looking back at the mountain on the drive home. Now she can convince herself, too. The pictures prove it; everyone made it to the top.

Mountain Church began several years ago when Cindy Santana, our biology teacher, decided Campion needed to make sure every student had the opportunity to see the grand vistas in the Rocky Mountains. Since then, we've used an outdoor amphitheater in the national park to have church and lunch, and then provided guided hikes and a bus trip to the Alpine Visitor Center on Trail Ridge Road at an elevation of over 12,000 ft.